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Pertlikite Mineral Data
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General Pertlikite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
K2(Fe++,Mg)2(Mg,Fe+++)4Fe+++2Al(SO4)12•18H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,933.91 gm |
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Potassium 4.00 % K 4.82 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.01 % Na 0.02 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 3.78 % Mg 6.27 % MgO |
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Manganese 0.77 % Mn 0.99 % MnO |
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Aluminum 1.40 % Al 2.64 % Al2O3 |
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Zinc 0.03 % Zn 0.04 % ZnO |
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Iron 13.63 % Fe 4.20 % FeO / 14.82 % Fe2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.88 % H 16.77 % H2O |
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Sulfur 19.90 % S 49.68 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 54.60 % O |
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100.00 % 100.25 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K1.98Na0.01Fe2+1.13Mg0.49Mn2+0.27Fe3+0.1Zn0.01Mg2.52Fe3+1.49Fe3+2Al(SO4)12�18(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Occurs in a pyrite-bearing trachytic eruptive rock, and probably formed after the decomposition of pyrite. Voltaite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Madeni Zakh, Iran. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Franz Pertlik, Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography, University of Vienna, Austria. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2005-055 |
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